Reti vs Capablanca
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[Event "Berlin"] [Site "?"] [Round "0"] [White "Reti"] [Black "Capablanca"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C62"] [Opening "Spanish: Old Steinitz, 4.c3"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. c3 a6 5. Ba4 f5 {White's fourth move did nothing for his immediate development and took the best square from his queen knight, so Black feels he can risk this push for the initiative.} 6. d4 fxe4 7. Ng5 exd4 8. Nxe4 { White might do better to castle and make a gambit of the opening.} 8... Nf6 { Black uses the exposed White knight to develop with tempo.} 9. Bg5 Be7 10. Qxd4 {White miscalculates that Black won't be able to take advantage of his exposed queen.} 10... b5 {Winning material, but White must have felt that Black's many pawn moves would give White enough counterplay.} 11. Nxf6+ gxf6 12. Qd5 bxa4 13. Bh6 {13.Qxc6+ Bd7} 13... Qd7 {This fine move defends the knight as well as the bishop on e7, prepares to attack White's kingside by a later ...Qg4 or Qh3 and gets ready to castle queenside.} 14. O-O Bb7 { Aiming his extra piece straight at White's king position.} 15. Bg7 O-O-O { Another fine move. Black is willing to give back a little material to take the initiative. After White takes the rook Black will have his queen bishop, knight, queen and rook all aiming at White's king, which has no defenders.} 16. Bxh8 Ne5 {Now White's queen won't be able to get back to defend the kingside.} 17. Qd1 Bf3 {Very powerful; Black wins a tempo on White's queen while not allowing the counterplay White might hope for after, e.g. 17...Qf5 18.Qxa4.} 18. gxf3 Qh3 {White has no defense to threats like 19...Nxf3+ and 19...Rg8+} 0-1
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Players
WhiteReti
BlackCapablanca
Game
Moves18
OpeningC62 — Spanish: Old Steinitz, 4.c3
Result0-1
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TournamentBerlin
Location?
Round0